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The Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (popularly known as LISDEL) is an independent, non-profit organisation committed to safeguarding a reality that translates to a decent quality of life for Nigerians.

Just Salt and Water: Scientists Discover Simple Remedy To

New research shows that hypertonic saline nasal drops can shorten children’s colds by two days

Nigerian govt unveils initiative to reduce unemployment by 20%

“The key goals are to reduce youth unemployment by 20 per cent in the next

FG Signs N589bn Partnership with UK to Boost Education, Health, Other Sectors

FG Signs N589bn Partnership with UK to Boost Education,

The federal government yesterday signed eight partnership agreements with the United Kingdom (UK) valued at

WHO prequalifies 1st vaccine against mpox

MVA-BN vaccine can be administered in people over age 18 as 2-dose injection given 4

SWAp project: NGF, WHO, UNICEF adopt Jigawa healthcare policy for implementation

SWAp project: NGF, WHO, UNICEF adopt Jigawa healthcare policy

Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO), and

Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response

Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for

Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll

DR Congo receives first shipment of mpox vaccines

DR Congo receives first shipment of mpox vaccines

Authorities aim to start vaccinations in October but face logistical challenges as doses need to

Nigerian govt partners Bill Gates to tackle new polio strain

Nigerian govt partners Bill Gates to tackle new polio

This was one of the resolutions reached on Wednesday at the 144th edition of National

FG Signs N589bn Partnership with UK to Boost Education, Health, Other Sectors
SWAp project: NGF, WHO, UNICEF adopt Jigawa healthcare policy for implementation
Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response
DR Congo receives first shipment of mpox vaccines
Nigerian govt partners Bill Gates to tackle new polio strain

Upcoming Events

THE FIFTH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT ON HEALTH

THE FIFTH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT ON…

THEME: “IMPROVING LEGISLATIVE STEWARDSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE”   Date: Wednesday 17th to 19th July 2024

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for

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LISDEL'S PROJECTS

Strengthening Government Partnerships and Advocacy for Primary HealthCare (SPAG) Project

Background

Nigeria’s health sector is rich with several polices and legal frameworks designed to improve Nigeria’s health system outcomes and fast track progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). These policies and legal frameworks were designed to strengthen the country’s capacity to provide quality health care services to Nigerians. However, most of these are fraught with several forms of implementation challenges across all levels. Read More

Background

Monumental socio-economic devastation caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brings to the fore, the need to further engender and prioritize health security policy and funding globally and locally. The Nigeria Health Security landscape has witnessed considerable transformations in the last couple of years with significant investment in epidemic prevention, detection, and treatment by the National Centre for Disease Control. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has stretched the country’s health security infrastructure and exposed its suboptimal capacity to cope in the face of ravaging pandemic. Read More

Knowledge Management and Communication Strategy Review Workshop: The Commencement Of The BHCPF Learning Agenda Development

Knowledge Management and Communication…

Towards providing visibility and access to information as one of the measures to ensure transparency, accountability, efficiency, and

Onboarding And Sensitization Of The State Oversight Committee (SOC) On BHCPF

Onboarding And Sensitization Of…

A one-day onboarding and sensitization session for State Oversight Committees (SOC) was organized on the 9th of June

WEBINAR SERIES 2: Three BHCPF Gateways Talk On The Operation And Flow Of  The BHCPF Fund

WEBINAR SERIES 2: Three…

The second BHCPF webinar meeting took place via zoom on the 1st of June 2022, with the three

LEGISLATIVE NETWORK FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (LNU)

The Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) is a platform m of interaction and learning for Legislators in health systems strengthening in Nigeria.

It was launched on July 25, 2017 with the objectives of effectively leveraging statutory functions of the Legislature in Nigeria to implement health reforms towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Country.

Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) Holds a Strategic Legislative Health Retreat

Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage…

The Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO)  and other partners organized

Kaduna State House of Assembly Convenes to develop Legislative Health Agenda for the State

Kaduna State House of Assembly Convenes…

The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Liman Dahiru convened other Principal Officers and members

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for the Development

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